Trial reportJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
Effects of a computer-supported interactive tailored patient assessment tool on patient care, symptom distress, and patients' need for symptom management support: a randomized clinical trial.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effectiveness of routine provision of feedback from patient-reported outcome measurements for cancer care improvement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2023Pooled it
- Can electronic assessment tools improve the process of shared decision-making? A systematic review.Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia · 2023Pooled it
- Routine provision of feedback from patient-reported outcome measurements to healthcare providers and patients in clinical practice.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Acceptance and Use of Home-Based Electronic Symptom Self-Reporting Systems in Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Patient outcomes, patient experiences and process indicators associated with the routine use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in cancer care: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- An assessment of the use of patient reported outcome measurements (PROMs) in cancers of the pelvic abdominal cavity: identifying oncologic benefit and an evidence-practice gap in routine clinical practice.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic review of randomised controlled trials evaluating the use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Internet-based interventions in managing chemotherapy-related symptoms in patients with cancer: a systematic literature review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Pooled it
- A systematic review of the impact of routine collection of patient reported outcome measures on patients, providers and health organisations in an oncologic setting.BMC health services research · 2013Pooled it
- Electronic symptom reporting between patient and provider for improved health care service quality: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. part 2: methodological quality and effects.Journal of medical Internet research · 2012Pooled it
- Electronic symptom reporting between patient and provider for improved health care service quality: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. part 1: state of the art.Journal of medical Internet research · 2012Pooled it
- A randomized trial of the electronic Lung Cancer Symptom Scale for quality-of-life assessment in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2020Trial
- Development and evaluation of the Cancer Symptom Management System: Symptom Management Improves your LifE (SMILE)-a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Trial
- Reducing Symptom Distress in Patients With Advanced Cancer Using an e-Alert System for Caregivers: Pooled Analysis of Two Randomized Clinical Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Trial
- Exposure to a patient-centered, Web-based intervention for managing cancer symptom and quality of life issues: impact on symptom distress.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Trial
- Feasibility and acceptance of electronic monitoring of symptoms and syndromes using a handheld computer in patients with advanced cancer in daily oncology practice.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2014Trial
- Communicating advanced cancer patients' symptoms via the Internet: a pooled analysis of two randomized trials examining caregiver preparedness, physical burden, and negative mood.Palliative medicine · 2013Trial
- Development and Content Validity of the Clinical Needs Assessment for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CNAME).Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- The Clinical Utility of Real-Time Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cell Therapy Recipients.Transplantation and cellular therapy · 2025Observational
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effects of a computer-assisted, interactive tailored patient assessment (ITPA) tool in oncology practice on: documented patient care, symptom distress, and patients' need for symptom management support during treatment and rehabilitation. DESIGN AND
methodsFor this repeated measures clinical trial at a university hospital in Norway, 145 patients starting treatment for leukemia or lymphoma were randomly assigned to either an intervention (n=75) or control group (n=70). Both groups used the ITPA for symptom assessments prior to inpatient and outpatient visits for up to one year. The assessment summary, which displayed patients' self-reported symptoms, problems, and distress in rank-order of the patient's need for support, was provided to physicians and nurses in the intervention group only but not in the control group.
resultsSignificantly more symptoms were addressed in the intervention group patient charts versus those of the control group. Symptom distress in the intervention group decreased significantly over time in 11 (58%) of 19 symptom/problem categories versus 2 (10%) for the control group. Need for symptom management support over time also decreased significantly more for the intervention group than the control group in 13 (68%) symptom categories.
conclusionThis is the first study to show that an ITPA used in an interdisciplinary oncology practice can significantly improve patient-centered care and patient outcomes, including reduced symptom distress and reduced need for symptom management support.
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